Welcome to Athens Amateur Radio Club!       

Anyone interested in learning more about ham radio is invited to the AARC monthly meetings which are on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Our meeting location is The First Presbyterian Church in Athens, Texas. Their address is 405 E. Corsicana Street at their Fellowship Hall. Our fellowship starts at 8:00 AM and our meeting starts at 9:00 am followed by our monthly program.

Our recent programs have included Beacons, Software Defined Radios, PSK31, propagation, antenna’s, EMP’s, and many others to follow, see you soon!

Our repeater, K5EPH, now requires CTCSS tone access of 136.5.

UPCOMING EVENTS
TVCC Ham Radio Introduction – Technician
AARC will be hosting another Technician licensing class during the Fall Semester at TVCC.  The course will run from September 24’th through December 14, 2026, from 6 – 8:00 p.m.   The course will end with testing on December 14’th.  The course is free for ages 16 or older.  Younger than 16, the student must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  The registration link is coming, – stay tuned! Questions call Jim Gragg W5LXC at jwgragg@sbcglobal.net (214) 906-6452.
AARC Monthly Meeting

NOTE: AARC monthly meetings have been growing and going strong!
Third Saturday of each month, 9AM, at The First Presbyterian Church in Athens, TX 75751. Address is 405 E. Corsicana St. 

Come early and  and socialize with us!
Meeting topics will cover various technical and operating aspects of ham radio and emergency service. As a club member, you are welcome to present a program if you wish. Just pick a topic in which you are interested, and contact one of the officers. All hams and want-to-be-hams are welcome to attend our meetings. We hope to see you there!

We are a 501.3(c) non profit and would appreciate your donations toward helping AARC fulfill its mission of community service. Our mailing address is

AARC                                                                                                                                            PO Box 1641, Athens, TX 75751

AARC OFFICERS 2026-2027                                                                                              David Deas N0UXR – President
Patrick Bouldin KM5L – Vice President
Jim Gragg W5LXC – Secretary

Bill Holmes KJ5CZM – Treasurer

Henderson County ARES

…has a facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/HendersonARES/. Please see this new site for info relevant to radio emergency preparedness and ARES operations for our Henderson County ARES group.

We’re the Henderson County Weather Spotters!     

The National Weather Service contacts AARC to activate the Weather Net. The Net is conducted on the repeater, and Storm Spotters are dispatched to remote locations. Weather information is reported to the Net, and the Net Controller sends it to the National Weather Service.